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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 "Germany".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Einstein state was the death of all sound work?
(a) opportunism.
(b) greed and laziness.
(c) bureaucracy.
(d) the gold standard.

2. What accusation by the Prussian Academy of Sciences did Einstein feel was slanderous?
(a) that he had taken part in atrocity-mongering against Germany.
(b) that he was disloyal to the future of Science.
(c) that he was a snob and an elitist.
(d) that wrote bogus scientific papers.

3. What was one reason Einstein didn't associate himself with the French Manifesto against anti-Semitism?
(a) that he was apolitical.
(b) that he was still a German citizen.
(c) that he wasn't a French citizen.
(d) that he would be leaving for America immediately.

4. What did the German scientific academies do that Einstein deplored?
(a) were too social.
(b) wrote too many scientific treatises.
(c) were too bureaucratic.
(d) stood by while German savants etc. were deprived of work.

5. The religions of civilized peoples are based primarily on what according to Einstein?
(a) morality.
(b) fear.
(c) worship of a superior Being.
(d) brotherhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was another reason Einstein gave for not associating himself with the French Manifesto against anti-Semitism?

2. What are the ideals which have lighted Einstein's way and given him courage to face life cheerfully?

3. What was one of the propositions of the League of Nations?

4. What were the names of the two secretaries of the Prussian Academy of Sciences who signed the Academy's answer to Einstein?

5. Who was Frauelein Knake?

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